#3610 - No Soup Green Bean Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

3 TBSP butter
1 TBSP flour
1/2 tsp. salt
a dash of pepper (more if you wish)
1 tsp. white sugar
1/4 cup chopped onions (more if you wish)
1 cup Breakstone's sour cream
3 - 15oz. can French style cut green beans (drained)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese OR shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup crumbled Ritz crackers

In a skillet over medium heat add 2 TBSP butter--melt. Add chopped onions--cook/stir until tender. Add flour--cook/stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat--add white sugar, salt, pepper and sour cream--stir well. Add drained green beans and 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese--stir to coat. Pour the whole mixture into a greased 3 qt. casserole dish. Sprinkle the other 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese over the top. In a small bowl add 1 TBSP butter--melt the butter in the microwave. Add crumbled crackers to the melted butter--stir to mix. Sprinkle the crumb mixture all over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling.